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(The Root) — You can’t blame Republicans for inviting Artur Davis to their convention. They’d like to embarrass President Barack Obama. And as gags go, they could do a lot worse than bringing in Davis — the very same guy who seconded Obama’s nomination at the Democrats’ convention in Denver four years ago — and…

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(The Root) — Though the latest census data confirms that the number of interracial couples in America has grown significantly in recent years, there is still one place in American society where their numbers remain largely invisible: the campaign trail. Despite our country electing a president who is of mixed race, mixed-race couples remain a…

THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 2012 In the morning, the President will deliver a statement on Tropical Storm Isaac. The statement in the Diplomatic Room is pooled press. In the morning, the President will depart the White House en route Ames, Iowa. The…

(The Root) — Poor Mitt Romney has lost his way. On the road to the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., he appears to have taken a detour into the swampland of Birtherism. Last Friday, during a campaign rally in his home state of Michigan, Romney said, “I love being home, in this place where…

THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORMONDAY, AUGUST 27, 2012 The President will attend meetings at the White House. These meetings are closed press.

(The Root) — There continues to be vigorous debate between the Obama administration and supporters of the work mandate contained in sweeping welfare-reform legislation crafted in 1996 by then-House Speaker Newt Gingrich and signed into law by then-President Bill Clinton. The argument stems from the decision by the federal Department of Health and Human Services…

(The Root) — When the Grand Old Party gathers this week in Tampa, Fla., during the peak of hurricane season, the politicians’ sound and the fury on the inside of the Convention Center may well match the wind and the fury of tropical storm Isaac on the outside. For three days, one blowhard Republican after…